Elena Pummer
About
Background
- Dr.-Ing., RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2016
- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing., TU Darmstadt, Germany, 2011
Research
- Hydrodynamic Processes
- Geomorphological Processes
- Hydraulic Structures
- Flow and Sediment Interaction
- Ethohydraulics
- Experimental Modeling
- CFD Modeling
PhD supervision/co-supervision & projects (selection)
- HydroCen
- COST Action: Pen@hydropower
- Jan Hrebrina: GLOF hydraulics
- Subhojit Kadia: Supercritical flow and sediment transport
- Joakim Sellevold: Culvert hydraulics
- Nils Solheim: InSpillyFish
- Ishwar Joshi: Mesmerize
Commitees
Distinctions and Honours
- DTK & WasserWirtschaft (journal) - Studienpreis „Wasser- und Talsperrenbau“ 2019 (3rd)
- Young European Talent 2018
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Award 2017
- ICOLD Young Engineers Award 2017
- Borchers Badge 2017
Publications
2023
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Kadia, Subhojit;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Kumar, Binit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ahmad, Zulfequar.
(2023)
A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 149 (4).
Academic article
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Mulligan, Sean;
Felder, Stefan;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Valero, Daniel;
Heller, Valentin;
Erpicum, Sebastien;
Oertel, Mario;
Bombardelli, Fabian;
Crookston, Brian.
(2023)
Hydraulic Structures- At the Heart of 21st Century Global Sustainable Development.
HydroLink.
volum 1.
Academic article
2022
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Kadia, Subhojit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ismail, Albayrak;
Pummer, Elena.
(2022)
Reynolds stress modeling of supercritical narrow channel flows using OpenFOAM: Secondary currents and turbulent flow characteristics.
Physics of Fluids.
volum 34 (12).
Academic article
2020
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Klopries, Elena-Maria;
Wilmink, Anna;
Pummer, Elena;
Böckmann, Imke;
Hoffmann, Andreas;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2020)
Development and evaluation of an empirical equation for the screening effect of bar racks.
Journal of Ecohydraulics.
volum 5 (2).
Academic article
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Pummer, Elena.
(2020)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs - Kurzfassung und Folgeentwicklungen.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 110 (5).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Richter, Wolfgang.
(2020)
Surge Mitigation for Pumped Storage Hydropower.
HydroLink.
Academic article
2019
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Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Physikalische Modellversuche zur Bestimmung von Geschwindigkeitsprofilen granularer Murgänge.
49. IWASA Internationales Wasserbau-Symposium Aachen 2019: Naturnahe Gewässerentwicklung – Beiträge aus Praxis und Forschung.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Dynamics of Debris Flow: Reproducible Initial and Boundary Conditions in Scaled Laboratory Experiments to Determine Velocity Distributions.
38th IAHR World Congress Proceedings: Water Connecting the World.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Pedersen, Øyvind;
Fleit, Gabor;
Pummer, Elena;
Tullis, Blake P.;
Ruther, Nils.
(2018)
Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Modeling of Submerged Ogee Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 144 (1).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2018)
Reflection Phenomena in Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Water.
volum 10 (4).
Academic article
2017
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Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2017)
Die Wellenbildung in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
Wasser und Abfall.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2017)
Water and Air Waves in very long Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Hydro 2017 : Shaping the future of hydropower, Seville, Spain, 9-11 October 2017.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2016
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Kreyenschulte, Moritz;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2016)
Analyse der Strömungsprozesse in unterirdischen Tiefspeichern von Pumpspeicherwerken mit Telemac2D.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 2 (3).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2016)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
2016.
Doctoral dissertation
2015
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Madlener, Reinhard;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2015)
Energy in the underground! Alternative technologies to pumped storage plants.
RWTH - Themen.
Popular scientific article
2014
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Plenker, Desiree;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2014)
Tiefspeicherdimensionierung unterirdischer Pumpspeicherwerke - Numerische Modellierung.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 7 (8).
Academic article
-
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2014)
Unterirdische Pumpspeicherwerke - eine Alternative.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Henkel, Sebastian;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Schmitz, Martin;
Schulz, S.-U..
(2014)
Nutzungsmöglichkeiten und wirtschaftliches Potenzial deutscher Talsperrensedimente.
2014. ISBN 978-3-943566-15-4. DERA Rohstoffinformationen (23).
Report
2013
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Pummer, Elena;
Lorke, Stefanie;
Evers, Frederic;
Nelihsen, Winand;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2013)
Hybride Modellierung zur Analyse der Strömungsphänomene in Pumpspeicherwerken mit unterirdischem Tiefspeich.
Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 9.
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Kadia, Subhojit;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Kumar, Binit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ahmad, Zulfequar.
(2023)
A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 149 (4).
Academic article
-
Mulligan, Sean;
Felder, Stefan;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Valero, Daniel;
Heller, Valentin;
Erpicum, Sebastien;
Oertel, Mario;
Bombardelli, Fabian;
Crookston, Brian.
(2023)
Hydraulic Structures- At the Heart of 21st Century Global Sustainable Development.
HydroLink.
volum 1.
Academic article
-
Kadia, Subhojit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ismail, Albayrak;
Pummer, Elena.
(2022)
Reynolds stress modeling of supercritical narrow channel flows using OpenFOAM: Secondary currents and turbulent flow characteristics.
Physics of Fluids.
volum 34 (12).
Academic article
-
Klopries, Elena-Maria;
Wilmink, Anna;
Pummer, Elena;
Böckmann, Imke;
Hoffmann, Andreas;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2020)
Development and evaluation of an empirical equation for the screening effect of bar racks.
Journal of Ecohydraulics.
volum 5 (2).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2020)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs - Kurzfassung und Folgeentwicklungen.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 110 (5).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Richter, Wolfgang.
(2020)
Surge Mitigation for Pumped Storage Hydropower.
HydroLink.
Academic article
-
Pedersen, Øyvind;
Fleit, Gabor;
Pummer, Elena;
Tullis, Blake P.;
Ruther, Nils.
(2018)
Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Modeling of Submerged Ogee Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 144 (1).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2018)
Reflection Phenomena in Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Water.
volum 10 (4).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2017)
Die Wellenbildung in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
Wasser und Abfall.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Kreyenschulte, Moritz;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2016)
Analyse der Strömungsprozesse in unterirdischen Tiefspeichern von Pumpspeicherwerken mit Telemac2D.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 2 (3).
Academic article
-
Madlener, Reinhard;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2015)
Energy in the underground! Alternative technologies to pumped storage plants.
RWTH - Themen.
Popular scientific article
-
Plenker, Desiree;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2014)
Tiefspeicherdimensionierung unterirdischer Pumpspeicherwerke - Numerische Modellierung.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 7 (8).
Academic article
-
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2014)
Unterirdische Pumpspeicherwerke - eine Alternative.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Lorke, Stefanie;
Evers, Frederic;
Nelihsen, Winand;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2013)
Hybride Modellierung zur Analyse der Strömungsphänomene in Pumpspeicherwerken mit unterirdischem Tiefspeich.
Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 9.
Academic article
Part of book/report
-
Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Physikalische Modellversuche zur Bestimmung von Geschwindigkeitsprofilen granularer Murgänge.
49. IWASA Internationales Wasserbau-Symposium Aachen 2019: Naturnahe Gewässerentwicklung – Beiträge aus Praxis und Forschung.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Dynamics of Debris Flow: Reproducible Initial and Boundary Conditions in Scaled Laboratory Experiments to Determine Velocity Distributions.
38th IAHR World Congress Proceedings: Water Connecting the World.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2017)
Water and Air Waves in very long Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Hydro 2017 : Shaping the future of hydropower, Seville, Spain, 9-11 October 2017.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2016)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
2016.
Doctoral dissertation
-
Henkel, Sebastian;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Schmitz, Martin;
Schulz, S.-U..
(2014)
Nutzungsmöglichkeiten und wirtschaftliches Potenzial deutscher Talsperrensedimente.
2014. ISBN 978-3-943566-15-4. DERA Rohstoffinformationen (23).
Report
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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Popular scientific lectureKadia, Subhojit; Rüther, Nils; Pummer, Elena Marianne. (2022) Reynolds Stress Modelling of Supercritical Flow in a Narrow Channel. 9th International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures . IIT Roorkee; Roorkee, India. 2022-10-24 - 2022-10-27.
2021
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Academic lectureDoujak, Eduard; Hocevar, Marko; Pummer, Elena; Di Federico, Vittorio; Finger, David Christian. (2021) A concept for sustainable and digitalized hydropower going beyond the sustainable hydropower sustainability tool. General Assembly 2021 . European Geosciences Union; online. 2021-04-19 - 2021-04-30.
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Academic lectureKadia, Subhojit; Kumar, Binit; Pummer, Elena; Ruther, Nils; Ahmad, Zulfequar. (2021) Experimental and CFD Simulation Studies on the Flow Approaching a Type-A Piano Key Weir. General Assembly 2021 . European Geosciences Union; online. 2021-04-19 - 2021-04-30.
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Academic lectureKadia, Subhojit; Pummer, Elena; Rüther, Nils. (2021) CFD Simulation of Supercritical Flow in Narrow Channels Including Sediment Bypass Tunnels. 8th International Junior Researcher and Engineer Workshop on Hydraulic Structures (IJREWHS 2021) . National University of Ireland; IAHR; Online, Galway. 2021-07-05 - 2021-07-08.
2020
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Academic lecturePummer, Elena; Ruther, Nils. (2020) Sediment-handling in hydropower reservoirs. HydroCen Fagutvalgsmøte/forskersamling ; 2020-11-04 - 2020-11-05.
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LectureRichter, Wolfgang; Vereide, Kaspar; Pikl, Franz Georg; Pummer, Elena; Zenz, Gerald; Lia, Leif. (2020) Economic and Sustainable Energy Transition Enabled by Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants. HYDRO2020 . Aqua Media; Online. 2020-10-26 - 2020-10-28.
2019
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Academic lecturePummer, Elena. (2019) Hydrodynamic processes in complex channel and circular designs of underground pumped storage reservoirs. 3rd International Seminar on Hydraulic Engineering and High Head Hydropower Research . TU Graz; Graz. 2019-04-23.
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PosterPummer, Elena. (2019) Sustainable Hydropower. EERA JP Hydropower Kick-Off Event - The way forward to hydropower research . EERA JP Hydropower; Brussels. 2019-09-09 - 2020-09-10.
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PosterPummer, Elena; Voßkämper, Berit; Dufresne, Anja; Kowalski, Julia. (2019) Debris flows modeling using reproducible initial and boundary conditions. EGU General Assembly 2019 ; Vienna. 2019-04-08 - 2019-04-13.
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PosterPummer, Elena; Voßkämper, Berit; Dufresne, Anja; Kowalski, Julia. (2019) Hybrid modeling of debris flows – Focusing on initial and boundary conditions. International Symposium on Mitigation Measures against Snow Avalanches and other Rapid Gravity Mass Flows . The Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFI); Siglufjörður. 2019-04-02 - 2019-04-06.
2017
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Academic lecturePummer, Elena; Schüttrumpf, Holger. (2017) Waves in underground pumped storage plants. 85th Annual Meeting of International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) ; 2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07.
2016
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Popular scientific lecturePummer, Elena. (2016) Underground Pumped Storage Plants: Hydrodynamic Processes in a new Technology. Hydropower Infrastructure Opportunities - Mexico & Central America ; 2016-09-07 - 2016-09-08.